Sarah Elkins: Interesting metaphor that when you bring in a new language (/tech), treat it like a team member for making sure everyone is introduced and that it's easy for everyone to interact with it.

I got Google's Authenticator app for a work thing. I'm thinking of linking it to my Google account as well, for extra 2-Factor Authentication security. Does anyone know of any issues with using it (more of a pain than I would expect, or any serious issues)?And does anyone I know go way beyond that, with Yubico or some other physical security key?

John D. Bell: I use a password manager (LastPass) and a Yubico key for 2FA there. Also full-HDD encryption on my laptop (currently my only computer).

Not much of a PITA, and probably secure enough.

I've read of people having their phone numbers "ported" away from them, which made 2FA via a phone app easy to steal.

Sarah Elkins: Yes, I read about a SIM card change social-engineered through a phone company, and they didn't need his password to do that (so it was 1FA not 2FA). Something else to get on top of. I use Keypass for my password manager: one DB on my personal computer, and a copy (via USB, not cloud) on my phone.

I heard on the radio today that G+ will be shut down in reaction to a massive data breach. With this name / ConFigures, I'm on FB and Twitter and identi.ca. People who remember another name for me can find me infrequently in dreamland (reading more than posting). I checked news and apparently this closure will be by August 2019.

James Stansell (Jester of Anneira): identi.ca - that's a name I haven't heard in a while.

Sarah Elkins: Most of the folks I was following seem to have dropped off there.

James Stansell (Jester of Anneira): I used to be there but dropped off sometime after g+ started.